After spending the night at Palmar Norte we went through the town of Rio Claro where we managed to find a mechanic to trade the part (which turned out to be two) in the RV. From here we arrived at the border town of Paso Canoa, leaving Costa Rica and entering
Panama. At Migracion we had our passports stamped but not before showing proof that we had funds in the amount of U$ 500 for each one…ok. At Aduana we bought mandatory vehicle insurance, filled out import papers, police inspection, spray
and then…after a little over 1 hour…”listos”…on we went!

This will be a different part in our trip since we have to start the paperwork and procedures to have the RV shipped to Ecuador. Since it is Friday and we will
start the “marathon” only on Monday we would like to find a nice beach to spend the week-end, relax and rest a little from all the driving before going into Panama City. Well, we entered Boca Chica Beach, in the Province of Chiquiri…but
couldn’t find any place where to park the RV and feel safe to spend the night. Again we ended up staying overnight at a gas station in the town of Santiago, capital of the Province of Veraguas.

From Santiago we left early on Saturday morning with
the firm intent to find a beach once at the northern Pacific coast there are at least 10 beaches listed on the map…we went through Aguadulce, nata, Penonome, and the small beaches of Santa Clara, El Palmar, Gorgona e Malibu…without finding a
place to stay…everyplace was tooo small and we had a hard time trying to reverse back to the main road. Back to the Panamericana Highway towards Ciudad de Panama but a little before crossing the Puente de las Americas bridge into the City we ade a last
try and went to the town of Vera Cruz in which there is a beach but there we found only big hotels from famous American chains and “luxury” condos (for their standards, of course)…”sigue, no mas…”. After crossing the bridge
into the City we entered a section called Amador in which there is a causeway called “Calzada de Amador” – a corridor that leads to the islands of Naos, Perico e Flamenco and that has at one side the Bay of Panama and on the other, the entrance
to the Panama Canal. Here there arehotels, restaurants , the ferry to the island of Taboga, Smithsonian Marine Exhibit Center, marina, bike and motorcycle rentals, sightseeing tour bus, gift shops and is a touristic place both for tourists and local who come
to spend the day or the week-end to enjoy the beautiful view one has from Ciudad de Panama and of the ships entering the Canal.

After inquiring in two or three places we ran into Amador Oceanview Hotel in the island of Perico (parrot and there are several…talkative
ones, here) at a plaza which has restaurants, fast food stores, mini market, pizza place, ice cream parlor, gift shops and a gorgeous view of the City and of the Canal. We were able to get a spot in the parking lot of the Hotel which provided us with water,
electricity and internet for a fair price. Check out the photos.